Earthshine Observing Log - 2005 March 26

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General Information:

Observer: Alla Shumko
Weather: High clouds, clear
Seeing: good
Lunar Phase: 5.7 degree
Sun set: 01:59 UT
Moon rise: 02:10 UT
Moon set: 14:12 UT
Sun rise: 13:47 UT
Camera temperature: -35
BE filter type: NG3 2mm
ES filter type: NG10 2mm
BS exposure: 800, 500msec ms
ES Exposure: -- ms
Image sequence: 12BS+DC; Flat
Image directory: (moon) /images/05mar26/

Observing Notes:




Sample Lunar Images on March 26, 2005

Crescent Earthshine BS side flat


Stddev of the flat: 0.97 (at the mean of 100).


On-line Analysis Result for March 26, 2005

Intensity vs. time Intensity vs. airmass [A*]


Moonshine fitting Stddev.: 0.199672; airmass absorptivity: -0.223817
Crescent fitting Stddev.: 0.207459; airmass absorptivity: -0.211527



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